Install & configure hardware on a Mac

Your hardware includes the printer, cash drawer and barcode scanner, if you choose to use one.

Choosing and Installing a Receipt Printer/Cash Drawer

We recommend the Star TSP 100 thermal receipt printer because they plug straight into a USB port and support better receipt formatting. This can be purchased online from retailers such as The Barcode Warehouse . You also may choose to purchase a Cash Drawer. We recommend the Star Micronics CB2002 Cash drawer for use with the Star thermal printer. This can also be purchased online from retailers such as The Barcode Warehouse .

Install your printer driver.

When the installation process asks you to, or after installation is complete, connect the receipt printer to your computers USB port.

If you are using a cash drawer you can now connect the automatic kick-open cable to the socket on the back of the printer.

Check the earth wire from the cash drawer is attached to the screw in the rear of the printer.

Installing a Barcode Scanner

We recommend the Touch 65/90 handheld barcode scanners. These are connected via USB and can be purchased from The Barcode Warehouse .

Configure Receipt Printing

Example of a receipt:

There are various internet browsers you can choose from. You will need to set up the receipt paper size and margins, un-block pop-ups and remove the header/footer information from your browser print setup to ensure that only relevant information is printed on your receipts. Use the following to help depending on the browser you are using:

Google Chrome

Open Chrome.

Go to File > Print .

Untick the Headers and footers checkbox.

Click the Print using system dialog link.

Click the Show details button; if there is a Hide details button, you are already in the right place.

In the Paper Size drop-down, select Manage Custom Sizes .

Click the + icon to add a new custom setting.

Click on the new untitled custom setting to rename it; rename it something helpful, such as "EPOS Receipt".

Enter the paper width as 72mm and the height as 200mm. Don't worry, we'll set the length will vary depending on the size of the receipt later.

Enter the margin sizes as top 0mm, bottom 0mm, left and right 0mm.

Click OK to save and exit.

Select Printer Features from the drop-down menu in the middle of the window.

In the Feature Sets field select Output Options and make the following selections:

Print Speed - High

Page Type - Variable Length

Define when the receipt should be cut. In the Feature Sets field select Cut Options and make the following selections:

Page Cut Type - No Cut

Document Cut Type - Partial Cut

If you are using a cash drawer, select Cash Draw Control from the Feature Sets field and make the following selections:

Cash Drawer - Open Draw 1

Cash Drawer 1 Pulse Width - 200 milliseconds

Save these settings by using a preset. In the Presets field select Save Current Settings as Preset .

Name your preset, for example, "EPOS Settings".

Make the preset available for only this printer, unless you want to use it for other printers.

Click OK .

Finally, click Print .

Now go to System Preferences > Print & Scan .

Select your printer as the default and the default paper size as your EPOS receipt custom setting created earlier. Close the window.

You should now be able to print correctly formatted receipts by default.

Safari

Open Safari.

Go to File > Print .

click the Show details button.

Select your receipt printer.

In the Paper Size drop-down, select Manage Custom Sizes .

Click the + icon to add a new custom setting.

Click on the new untitled custom setting to rename it; rename it something helpful, such as EPOS Receipt.

Enter the paper width as 72mm and the height as 200mm. Don't worry, we'll set the length will vary depending on the size of the receipt later.

Enter the margin sizes as top 0mm, bottom 0mm, left and right 0mm.

Click OK to save and exit.

Select Safri from the drop-down menu in the lower region of the window.

Untick the Print headers and footers checkbox.

Select Printer Features from the same drop-down menu.

In the Feature Sets field select Output Options and make the following selections:

Print Speed - High

Page Type - Variable Length

Define when the receipt should be cut. In the Feature Sets field select Cut Options and make the following selections:

Page Cut Type - No Cut

Document Cut Type - Partial Cut

If you are using a cash drawer, select Cash Draw Control from the Feature Sets field and make the following selections:

Cash Drawer - Open Draw 1

Cash Drawer 1 Pulse Width - 200 milliseconds

Save these settings by using a preset. In the Presets field select Save Current Settings as Preset .

Name your preset, for example, "EPOS Settings".

Click Print to finish.

Now go to System Preferences > Print & Scan .

Select your printer as the default and the default paper size as your EPOS receipt custom setting created earlier. Close the window.

You should now be able to print correctly formatted receipts by default.

Unblock pop-up messages

The easiest way to set this is by printing a receipt and clicking on the Pop-ups blocked warning, you can then select to always allow pop-ups and automatically add Brightpearl to your exceptions list. Alternatively, you can add Brightpearl to the exceptions list youself, such as gmt.brightpearl.com or cet.brightpearl.com. It will depend on your timezone; check the URL of your Brightpearl account.

Firefox

We do not recommend that you use FireFox with EPOS due to the printing size.